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Liverpool Set for Huge Cash Injection as Major Announcement Made - Liverpool Echo
FIFA's expanded Club Benefits Programme will compensate clubs for player participation in qualifiers, increasing funds by nearly 70% to $355 million, fostering fairness in global football.
- FIFA announced on Tuesday that it will distribute a record $355 million to clubs releasing players for the 2026 World Cup, held in the US, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
- This announcement follows the program started in 2010 that compensated clubs for players in World Cup finals, and now expands to include all players participating in qualifying games for the first time.
- The program, strengthened by a memorandum of understanding signed with the European Club Association , acknowledges clubs' roles from player development through qualifiers to the final tournament, with over 440 clubs paid in 2022.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino highlighted that the enhanced program provides financial recognition for the significant role that clubs and players play, while Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of the European Club Association, described the initiative as groundbreaking and essential for the growth of global club football.
- The increased fund represents nearly a 70% rise from the $209 million payouts of the past two World Cups, enabling hundreds more clubs worldwide, including Liverpool, to benefit from the expanded compensation scheme.
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FIFA is distributing a record $355 million to the clubs of national team players in connection with next year's World Cup.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Every club that releases its players to the national team for qualifying matches and the World Cup will receive financial compensation from a fund worth $355 million, which is part of the multi-billion dollar revenue from the 2026 World Cup.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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FIFA to pay clubs who release players for WCQs
Hundreds more football clubs will get shares of a $355 million FIFA fund from its multi-billion 2026 World Cup revenues for releasing players to men's national teams. Clubs that release players for a 2026 qualifier will now be directly compensated.
·United States
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